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'Unacceptable' 26% ethnic minority pay gap at Russell Group universities must be tackled

7 December 2018

Universities must make tackling the 'unacceptable' race pay gap a priority, UCU said in response to a December 2018 report by the BBC which revealed that black and minority ethnic (BAME) staff at Russell Group universities face an average pay gap of 26% compared to their white colleagues.

UCU said its own research had shown that nine in ten (90%) of BAME staff in colleges and universities reported facing barriers to promotion.

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